During January-November period of 2010, enterprises of the grain products department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus produced 46.2 thsd tonnes of groats products, an increase of 10.7% compared to the same period of the previous year, informed the department.

During eleven months of 2010, organizations of the department produced 35.4 thsd tonnes of groats, up 9.6% compared to the level of January-November of 2009. In particular, the organizations produced 10.6 thsd tonnes of fast-cooked groats products (up 14.6%), 159 tonnes of concentrated feed (up 12%).

At the same time, during the reporting period, the enterprises increased production volumes of pearl barley to the level of 8.8 thsd tonnes (up 8.3% compared to January-November of 2009), 6.4 thsd tonnes of peeled barley (down 9.4%), 5.4 thsd tonnes of wheat groats (up 16.5%), including also 4.3 thsd tonnes of semolina groats (up 18.5%). During eleven months of the current year, the production volumes of oats groats and flakes decreased by 2% compared to the last year period - to the level of 12.8 thsd tonnes.